Authoring Programs - Comparison Chart

Before choosing an authoring program, you need to evaluate what your needs are and match them up with the authoring program which best supports those needs.

	Authorware	Toolbook	Guide
Development Interface	Iconic flow chart, scripting	Objects with links and properties	Objects with links and properties
User Interface	Configurable	Pages in a Book	Configurable
Extensions	Internal scripting, calls to external code (DLL)	Internal scripting, calls to external code (DLL)	Internal scripting, calls to external code(DLL)
Ease of implementing Graphics	Good	Good	Good
Ease of implementing Movie files and Video	Good	Good	Poor. Use scripting and LOGiiX functions.
Ease of implementing Sound	Good	Good	Poor. Use scripting and LOGiiX functions.
Ease of implementing Animation	Good	Good. Use Script Recorder	Poor. Use scripting and LOGiiX functions.
Ease of implementing Hypertext	Poor. Must be simulated by designating an area to click where text is displayed.	Good. Text can be linked to another page.	Good. Text can be linked to any other screen or document.
Support of user text input	Good	Good	Average
Create freely distributable programs	Yes	Yes	No